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CALL FOR PAPERS BÖCKLER-KONFERENZ FÜR “But Some are More Equal than Others” AUFSICHTSRÄTE Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Growing Inequality and the Need for Solidarity April 23–25, 2020, Freie Universität Berlin
CALL FOR PAPERS
Annual Academic Conference of PhD-Students of the Hans-Böckler-
Foundation in cooperation with the Berlin Network of Labor Market
Research (BeNA).
Inequality is arguably one of the main societal problems of the 21st century that
can severely threaten the cohesion of a society (Kronauer 2007). Economic
research of the past years has documented rising inequality throughout several
OECD countries showing that since the 1970s, the richest one percent seem to
increase their total share. This development is visible in the distribution of income
(Bartels 2018; Bönke, Corneo and Lüthen 2016) and wealth (Bönke, Grabka,
Schröder, Wolff 2017; Piketty 2015).
Beyond the economic dimension, inequality on the individual level is connected
to different opportunities for action, life chances and living conditions (Solga,
Berger, Powell, 2009; Hradil 1999; Riphahn, Schnitzlein, 2016). After focusing on
class theories, the academic discussion on the analysis of social structure in the
middle of the 20th century went on to theories of live style (i.e. Spellerberg, 1996
and milieu Bourdieu, 1979), followed by theses of an ongoing individualization
(Beck 1983) that came into focus (Burzan, 2007; Hradil, 1999; Geißler, 2014). In
recent years new approaches switch their focus to further dimensions of social
inequality, like gender, race and ableism (Wimbauer, 2006; Winker, 2007; Pfahl,
2011).
This conference aims to address inequality in various dimensions, economic
inequality i.e. analysis of the income and wealth distribution, as well as societal
inequality, i.e. education, age, ethnicity/nationality, precarity and poverty
(dis-) abilities and gender (Kleven, Landais, Søgaard, 2018; Ludwig-Mayerhofer,
2012; Geißler, 2014).
Seite 1Solidarity has traditionally been associated with the worker’s movement (cf.
Pensky, 2008) and various forms of societal cohesion (cf. Durkheim, 2014).
Lately, it is increasingly seen as an ideal that can guide social relations in light of
increasing inequality on various levels. Given the deepening rifts through
societies it can be understood as a way of balancing individual and collective
interests. A concept with no single established and many contested definitions
(cf. Bayertz, 1999; Scholz, 2007), solidarity entails acts of support towards other
individuals or groups based on a variety of reasons. It is commonly motivated by
the expectation of reciprocity (Honneth 1992) and a specific relation between
the members of solidary groups that distinguishes it from related concepts like
friendship, loyalty or justice. Theories of solidarity range from specific
movements to end oppression (cf. Shelby, 2005), transnational projects, e.g.
European solidarity (cf. Sangiovanni, 2013; Habermas, 2013) up to a global reach
of solidarity (cf. Brunkhorst, 2002).
To understand and discuss social and economic inequality and opportunities for
solidarity, it is necessary to adopt an interdisciplinary perspective that takes
various dimensions into account. The aim of the conference is to bring together
research on inequality and solidarity from different disciplines and to examine
these topics theoretically and empirically, considering macro-, meso- and
microsocial perspectives.
Hence, we welcome applications from economics, sociology, political
philosophy and related disciplines, which may include descriptive and normative
insights.
Keynote-Speakers will be:
– Prof. Dr. Manuela Boatcă, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
– Prof. Dr. Andrea Sangiovanni, European University Institute,
Florence and King’s College London
– Dr. Jakob Egholt Søgaard, University of Copenhagen
Seite 2POSSIBLE TOPICS
Topics may include but are not limited to:
– Quantitative and qualitative analyses of social and economic inequality
How do we measure inequality quantitatively and qualitatively? What do we
know about different dimensions of inequality? How has inequality changed
over time?
– Labour inequality: “productive” and “reproductive” work, paid and
unpaid work
What are the drivers of wage inequalities? Which work should be paid and
what can an equal distribution of economic resources look like?
– Precarious labour, precarious living conditions - obstacles for solidarity?
What is the basis for successful solidarity?
– Ethnic, gender and class inequality, relational inequality
Which dimensions of inequality exist beyond the conventional measures?
– Inequality and political polarization
In which ways does inequality affect political institutions and contribute to
political polarization?
– Inequality and the ecological footprint
How will current mechanisms of (climate) inequality play out in the future?
– Perspectives of a (transnational) solidary economy
Which actors are involved in a solidary economic system? What could a
solidary economy look like and which democratic/institutional characteristics
would it require?
– Critical assessment of theory and practice of solidarity: dangers of
exclusion and oppositional rifts in society
Are there risks associated to the ideal of solidarity? How may they be
countered?
Seite 3INFORMATION ON PARTICIPATION
The academic conference of the Hans Böckler Foundation 2020 serves as a
platform for PhD students from various disciplines (such as economics,
philosophy, and sociology). We discuss the mentioned phenomena with experts
in an international setting.
We kindly invite to participate with a presentation. Please send an abstract of
max. 2 pages until December 31st to following address:
WT2020@boeckler.de
We will inform you about our decision until January 30th 2020.
The conference will be completely in English.
The abstract should cover the following:
– Title and academic discipline(s)
– Objective(s) and research question(s)
– Socio-political relevance
– Contact data
The Hans Böckler Foundation covers catering, accommodation and travel costs.
Should you require childcare arrangements, please let us know by February
15th. A publication is planned.
Seite 4PROGRAMME AND ORGANISATION
Organizers: Dr. Jens Becker, Mattis Beckmannshagen, Rick Glaubitz,
Christine Körner, Theresa Neef, Astrid Pape, Marie Wachinger,
Maximilian Wenzel
Academic Board: Dr. Charlotte Bartels (DIW Berlin), Prof. Dr. Miriam Beblo
(Uni Hamburg), Dr. Jens Becker (Hans-Böckler-Stiftung), Prof. Dr. Timm Bönke
(FU Berlin), Prof. Dr. Giacomo Corneo (FU Berlin), Prof. Dr. Natalia Danzer
(FU Berlin), Prof. Dr. Jürgen Gerhards (FU Berlin), Prof. Dr. Stefan Gosepath
(FU Berlin), Dr. Markus M. Grabka (DIW/SOEP Berlin), Dr. Lena Schürmann
(HU Berlin), Prof. Dr. Carsten Schröder (DIW Berlin), Prof. Dr. Katharina Spieß
(DIW, FU), Prof. Dr. Viktor Steiner (FU Berlin)
Contact
WT2020@boeckler.de
Venue
Freie Universität Berlin
Henry-Ford-Bau
Garystr. 35
14195 Berlin
Seite 5LITERATURE
Bartels, C. (2018). Top Incomes in Germany, 1871-2014. IZA Discussion Paper.
Bayertz, K. (1999). Four uses of “solidarity”. In K. Bayertz (Ed.), Solidarity (pp.
3-28). Dordrecht: Springer.
Bönke, T., Corneo, G., & Lüthen, H. (2014). Lifetime earnings inequality in Ger-
many. Journal of Labor Economics, 33(1), 171-208.
Bönke, T., Grabka, M. M., Schröder, C., & Wolff, E. N. (2017). A
Head?to?Head Comparison of Augmented Wealth in Germany and the United
States. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics.
Bourdieu, P. (1979): Die feinen Unterschiede. Kritik der gesellschaftlichen
Urteilskraft. Frankfurt/Main: Suhrkamp.
Brunkhorst, H. (2002): Solidarität – von der Bürgerfreundschaft zur globalen
Rechtsgenossenschaft. Frankfurt: Suhrkamp.
Durkheim, É. (2014 (1902)): The Division of Labour in Society: London,
Macmillan Education Elt.
Geiger, T. (1955/1962): Theorie der sozialen Schichtung. Arbeiten zur Soziologie.
Neuwied/Berlin: Luchterhand.
Geißler, R. (2014): Die Sozialstruktur Deutschlands. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für
Sozialwissenschaften.
Habermas, J. (2013): Im Sog der Technokratie. Berlin: Suhrkamp.
Honneth, A. (1992): Kampf um Anerkennung. Zur moralischen Grammatik
sozialer Konflikte, Frankfurt am Main, Suhrkamp.
Hradil, S. (1999): Soziale Ungleichheit in Deutschland. Opladen.
Kleven, H., Landais, C., & Søgaard, J. E. (2018): Children and gender
inequality: Evidence from Denmark (No. w24219). National Bureau of Economic
Research.
Kronauer, M. (2007): Neue soziale Ungleichheiten und Ungerechtigkeits
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Herausforderungen für eine Politik des Sozialen. WSI-Mitteilungen 07, 365-372.
Ludwig-Mayerhofer, W. (2012): Arbeitsmarkt. Für alle wichtig, für viele unsi-
cherer. In: Hradil, S. (Hrsg.): Deutsche Verhältnisse. Eine Sozialkunde. Bonn:
Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, S. 289-312.
Pensky, M. (2008): The ends of solidarity. Albany: State University of New York
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Piketty, T. (2015): About capital in the twenty-first century. American Economic
Review, 105(5), 48-53.
Seite 6Pfahl, L. (2011): Techniken der Behinderung. Der deutsche Lernbehinderungs-
diskurs, die Sonderschule und ihre Auswirkungen auf Bildungsbiografien. Biele-
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Riphahn, R., Schnitzlein, D. (2016): "Wage mobility in east and west Germany."
Labour Economics 39, 11-34.
Sangiovanni, A. (2013): Solidarity in the European Union. Oxford Journal of
Legal Studies, 33(2), 213-241.
Sangiovanni, A. (2015): Solidarity as joint action. Journal of Applied Philosophy,
32(4), 340-359.
Scholz, S. (2008): Political solidarity. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State
Univ. Press.
Shelby, T. (2005): We who are dark: the philosophical foundations of Black
solidarity. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press.
Solga, H.; Berger, P. A; Powell, J. (2009): Soziale Ungleichheit – Kein Schnee
von gestern! Eine Einführung. In: Solga, H.; Powell, J.; Berger, P. A. (Hrsg.) Sozia-
le Ungleichheit. Klassische Texte zur Sozialstrukturanalyse. Frankfurt am Main;
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Spellerberg, A. (1996): Soziale Differenzierung durch Lebensstile. Eine empiri-
sche Untersuchung zur Lebensqualität in West- und Ostdeutschland. Berlin:
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Wimbauer, C. (2006): Frauen/Männer. In: Lessenich, S.; Nullmeier, F. (Hrsg.).
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